The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-05-05

the Nation.
Items Taken From the Latest Tels'
graphic Reports on Subjects
of Interest.
The National Gazette says that Ger.
many will soon declare martial law in Al
sace-L Lorraine.
A 100000 fire occurred in New York
last week at the corner of Canal and
Baxter streets.
Maine and the New England states
generally are having series OF most dis
asterous spring freshets.
The President has appointed Isaac Hill
lard Polk, of California, to be receiver Of
public moneys at Los Angeles, Cal.
Buffalo Bill was shown through the
house of commons on Friday night and
conversed with several of the members.
On April 22nd pearl fishery feet of
of 400 boats was destroyed by hurri-
cane on the coast of Austria, and $50 lives
Ost.
The Casino at Monte Carlo, Europe,
has been beaten out of $4,000 by means
of cold decks. The police are Investigate ng
the matter.
James H. Marcum was hang ed at
Louisville, KY, last Thursday for the
murder of his cousin, Fisher Marcum in
February last.
Natural gas was struck at Ottawa,
Kansas, last week at depth of 500 feet
The pressure was too strong to permit of
measurement. .
A consignment of 1900 barrels of sugar
and large shipment of hides and leather
was made to the East over the Canadian
Pacific last Friday.
Spokane Falls had a sharp shock of
earthquake last Friday morning. There
were two brief shocks with only a
moment 8 intermission.
The triangular parcel Of land ying
northwest of the Oregon Central railway
embracing 100000 acres has
been declared public la nd and subject to
entry.
It is rumored in Washington society
circles that Miss Matte Mitchell, of Ore
gon, is engaged to Sir Lionel Sackville
West, and that they will be married
abroad.
Last Friday Justice Smith of New York
ruled that the executive board of District
No. 81, of Knights of Labor
were guilty of conspiracy in ordering a
strike in the shoe fectory of John Hanan
& Sons.
On Monday, at Long Island City, New
York, Ike Wier, of Boston, the Belfast
Spider" knocked out Willie Clark, of
Philadelphia, in twenty rounds, with un-
dressed kid gloves, for $1,000, Marquis Of
Queensbury rules.
James N. Taggart has gon to Canada
He has been paying teller of the Union
Trust Company, of Philadelphia, for sew
eral years, and an examination of the
bank books discloses the fact that he has
taken nearly 100000 with him.
James Reed alleged murde rer and noted
was captured at st. Antonio,
last week. An international complica-
ton is likely to arise as Mexico, already
has him sentenced to death and Califor-
MIA wants him for various crimes.
From the City of Mexico comes the
statement that an English syndicate is
about to purchase the Mullattos mine
for $685., 900. Senator Hearst, of Cali
tornia is said to have offered $2,OOOOOO
Tor the mine two years ago, but was re-
fused.
w. Northrup, prominent physician of
Ohio, was murdered last Wed
aesday by Thomas McKay,a saloon keep
,r, and his brother Alfred, the postmas-
;er of Haverill He had incurred their
lispleasure by too great activity in
'avor of local option.
The San Franci SEQ Merchant thinks
hat one of the largest fruit crops Cali
fornia has ever had will be lost through
the operations of the Interstate COM
merce bill. The growers may find it
cheaper to let the fruit rot on the trees
han to gather it at loss.
Maurice Bernhardt, son of the great
French actress, has just had slugging
match at La Savette with masked un-
known, before the young bloods of the
Home Club in New York City. In La
Savette the contestants use feet as we'll
Is hands, and Bernhardt succeeded in